Happy Gilmore 2: Travis Kelce Lobbied for Role in Netflix Sequel, Got a ‘Nice’ One
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce — who is no stranger to the links (just look at the photo above!) — will have a dream come true when he appears in Adam Sandler’s Happy Gilmore 2 movie sequel for Netflix.
Netflix announced the Happy Gilmore 2 pickup in May, as part of its Upfront presentation to advertisers.
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Kelce said a few months ago on his and his brother Jason’s New Heights podcast that if any opportunity presents itself to appear in Happy Gilmore 2, “I’ll be a f–king extra… anything to just get around Happy Gilmore or [an] Adam Sandler film or set. Count me in.”
Well, Sandler, as a guest on Tuesday’s The Tonight Show (watch video above), confirmed for Jimmy Fallon, “Travis mentioned it, so we have a nice something for Travis. He’s going to come by.”
“He’s a very nice guy. You guys would love him in real life,” Sandler volunteered. “What a big, handsome guy. Funny and cool as hell. He’s a stud and he’s so funny.”
In other Happy Gilmore 2 news, Sandler told our sister site IndieWire that Josh Safdie, who directed him i Uncut Gems and helmed the Sandman’s new Netflix stand-up special (now streaming), is “going to have a juicy” part in the golf comedy sequel.
Sandler co-wrote the original 1996 Happy Gilmore with Tim Herlihy, and also starred as the titular lovable loser who only ever wanted to be a professional hockey player. But when Happy discovers he actually has a talent for playing an entirely different sport, golf — and after his grandmother learns that she will lose her home unless she ponies up $270K for the IRS — he joins a golf tournament to try and win enough money to save the day.
The Happy Gilmore cast also included Christopher McDonald as a rival golfer, Julie Bowen as Happy’s love interest, the late Frances Bay as Grandma and the late Carl Weathers as retired pro “Chubbs” Peterson, while the late game show icon Bob Barker had an instantly iconic cameo as himself.
Sandler and Herlihy also co-wrote Happy Gilmore 2, which begins filming in a couple weeks in New Jersey.
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